Affordable products for contouring?

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Oct 10, 2015

Tiia H.

Do you have any suggestions?
Can be cream or powder
and just to point out, I've got a really fair complexion. Also, I live in Europe so could there be any products I could buy generally without shipping and all that jazz?

Oct 10, 2015

Carmen A.

For cream contour I just get a darker concealer stick. I'm also fair and I use l'oreal true match stick concealer. For powder there is the NYX blush in taupe or I also like the Rimmel bronzers. Just try to look for a powder that is cooler toned.

Oct 10, 2015

Hannah K.

Sleek contour kit! I love mine, it comes in a few shades and is cool enough to contour with :) very easy to blend too :)

Oct 11, 2015

Lillee J.

Yano besides an actual contour product you could buy an eyeshadow such as Mac Wedge or soft brown!!

Oct 11, 2015

Angela J.

For contouring I like Too Faced chocolate soliel bronzer and as Carmen mentioned Nyx blush in taupe works just as well but at a fraction of the cost.

Oct 11, 2015

Aurora S.

You could just get a matte eyeshadow that's a taupe or grey toned beige color.

Oct 11, 2015

Genevieve D.

I'm very fair and I love NYX blush in taupe! it's the perfect shade and doesn't look dirty or anything! love it!

Oct 11, 2015

Tiia H.

Sad that they don't sell NYX in Finland. I guess I'll have to order online if I want to try that taupe blush. I've been trying to find good quality but affordable eye shadows for contouring but I never seem to find anything here. Sometimes it sucks to live in Finland.

Oct 11, 2015

Tiia H.

But anyways, thank you guys! You always have answers! :)

Oct 11, 2015

Hannah K.

Amazon sell the NYX blush in Taupe :)

Oct 11, 2015

Tina K.

I'm on my phone, so I can't find the threads, but Miss Alma has found some pretty amazing dupes for Kevin Aucoin that may or may not be accessible to you. I want to say it was maybe LA Colors or something like that. Try a search, Tiia, or maybe ask Miss Alma.

Oct 12, 2015

Breeze T.

I'm so glad you mentioned that you live in Europe! Kiko has a contouring set out right now... It's really easy to use and it's basically two jumbo sticks in 2 shades (01 light looks very natural, 02 medium is kind of orangey).

Oct 12, 2015

Breeze T.

As for the ones that Alma suggested, I was able to find them only in the US- I bought the Pocahontas set at Walgreens and the eyeshadow that can be used for contouring is spot on!

Oct 12, 2015

Alma M.

I've found a couple of shades that can be used for contouring and in similar shades as Kevyn Aucoin sculpting powder. Contour Effects 2 By City Color and the shadow heroine from elf Pocahontas palette like breeze mentioned and another shade in Putty by Selma hayek line. Another one is Maybelline color tattoo in shade tough as taupe, now this shade is a Grey shade much like Chanel notorious. Thank you Tina and breeze :)
Here is a pic of city colors effects 2

Oct 12, 2015

Alma M.

Here is the swatches from the palette.

Oct 12, 2015

Alma M.

Here are the swatches from product's I mentioned above from left to right.
Kevyn Aucoin sculpting powder, Elf heroine ( Pocahontas palette ), City Color contour Effects 2 palette, Selma hayek Nuance line shadow in the color Putty, and Maybelline tattoo shadow in shade Tough as taupe. :)side note is I've tried the Nyx taupe shadow and it's too orange bronze finish compared to a contour shade. Keep this in mind Taupe is like the shade Mauve they come in different levels of their own shade it's not just one. ;)

Oct 12, 2015

Angela J.

Oh no Alma you're making me cry:( I swear that NYX taupe blush looks amazing as a contour on me but now I feel like my contour isn't up to your standards. Sounds silly but I really value your opinion :)

Oct 13, 2015

Alma M.

Oh no worries Angela if you like that blush wear it. I just wanted to be clear on a actual sculpting shade which is different from that nyx shade. :)
Thank you for thinking my opinion is of value that was sweet of you to say it was very kind but I'm only trying to help a sister out and make it less stressful when it comes to makeup ;)